The Vietnam government will open this week a Korean language research institute ― the country’s first state-backed institute for a foreign language ― as part of its efforts to expand cultural exchanges with Seoul, a state-run foundation here said Thursday.As an affiliation of the Vietnamese government, the Korean language center will open in Hanoi on Sunday at a ceremony joined by some 100 members

Allies united as they soften stance over past military provocations by PyongyangFacing the increasing need to deal with North Korea’s ongoing nuclear ambitions, South Korea and the U.S. appear to be softening their once firm stance not to resume dialogue until the communist state apologizes for attacking Seoul last year, according to officials and reports Tuesday. International efforts to achieve

North Korea will have a hard time making progress in its peace talks with the rival South and other regional powers unless it first apologizes for the two deadly attacks it conducted against Seoul last year, officials here said Monday. The comments by senior officials here come as the Seoul government is yielding to international pressure by agreeing to hold nuclear talks with Pyongyang. Internati

In celebration of the Year of Friendship, the Australian Embassy is recruiting university student bloggers who hold a special interest in the country down under. The chosen 50 student online reporters will be provided with opportunities to experience Australia by participating and covering a series of Year of Friendship events and activities. The events include the aboriginal art exhibition BALGO;

The Defense Ministries of Denmark and Korea signed an agreement on sharing of classified military material recently.Signed by Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen on behalf of the Danish Defense Ministry, the agreement gives the two ministries and their respective agencies access to each others’ classified material on issues of common relevance. This concerns issues related to the work on the Ko

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is bringing their travel opportunities to the land of smiles to Seoul and Busan.The Thailand Road Show in Korea will highlight 70 sellers at the Lotte Hotels in central Seoul and Busan on April 19 and April 21, respectively.There will be a total of 49 hotels and resorts, five golf clubs and a slew of other services such as airlines, car rental companies and conven

The Australian and New Zealand Embassies will be holding ANZAC Day dawn service on April 25 at the War Memorial Museum.This year will be an especially large event attended by a sizeable number of Australian and New Zealand Korean War veterans and visiting dignitaries. The service will be followed by a gunfire breakfast at the same venue. All are invited to join the service and there are also some

Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities minister opened the inaugural Malaysia-Korea Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar last week. “Korea has demonstrated a wide acceptance for palm oil with 21 percent of the country’s oil and fats industry accounted by palm oil,” said Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.He also noted that there is room for growth as the Korean biodiesel mandate stipulates a 2 pe

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to arrive Saturday in South Korea to meet with senior officials here and discuss ways to bring a disciplined North Korea back to dialogue and put an end to its growing nuclear ambitions.The trip, her first since last July to this Asian ally with strengthening ties to the United States, comes after she attended a round of talks of foreign ministers from N